TSLA375.0701.35%
GM77.560-0.96%
F12.405-0.075%
RIVN16.632-0.318%
CYD41.230-0.64%
HMC24.250-0.23%
TM192.390-3.69%
CVNA400.920-2.1%
PAG159.280-0.72%
LAD275.655-0.735%
AN202.700-0.27%
GPI336.280-3.5%
ABG201.065-0.945%
SAH70.550-0.67%
TSLA375.0701.35%
GM77.560-0.96%
F12.405-0.075%
RIVN16.632-0.318%
CYD41.230-0.64%
HMC24.250-0.23%
TM192.390-3.69%
CVNA400.920-2.1%
PAG159.280-0.72%
LAD275.655-0.735%
AN202.700-0.27%
GPI336.280-3.5%
ABG201.065-0.945%
SAH70.550-0.67%
TSLA375.0701.35%
GM77.560-0.96%
F12.405-0.075%
RIVN16.632-0.318%
CYD41.230-0.64%
HMC24.250-0.23%
TM192.390-3.69%
CVNA400.920-2.1%
PAG159.280-0.72%
LAD275.655-0.735%
AN202.700-0.27%
GPI336.280-3.5%
ABG201.065-0.945%
SAH70.550-0.67%


digital dealer

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The Advantages of Having a Multi-Platform Video Strategy for Your Dealership – Jeff Brown | How Gen Z Changes the F&I Approach and Tips on How to Adapt | Why Are Service Departments Still Not Texting?

- August 19, 2019
 Today on CBTNews.com - Monday, August 19th, 2019: The Advantages of Having a Multi-Platform Video Strategy for Your Dealership - Jeff Brown, Force Marketing Today on CBT, our host Jim Fitzpatrick sits...
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Developing a Strategic Ad Spend That Makes Sense for Your Budget and Market – Mark Sokal, CEO of Sokal Advertising

- August 15, 2019
 Mark Sokal, CEO of Sokal, joins Jim Fitzpatrick to discuss some of the most effective ways that dealerships can advertise their businesses in today's electronically focused world. As a speaker at...
Sales & Marketing Auto News
digital dealer

Don’t Miss The Digital Dealer Expo 2019

- April 1, 2019
April is just around the corner and with it comes this year’s Digital Dealer Expo. From April 9 through 12th, Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida will host this...
Daily Automotive News Auto News
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Video Email Boosts Engagement and Personalizes Transactions

- May 17, 2018
Technology is coming up with new ways to interact every day. One feature that could be considered a communication dinosaur these days are emails. It does not matter who you...
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J.D. Power

How VistaDash, J.D. Power Partnership Supports Better Business Decisions

- May 11, 2018
Onstage with the CBT Network at Digital Dealer 24 is Dan Moore, President of VistaDash, who talks with our news crew about how his company sets themselves apart by looking...
Featured Headlines
Training

A New Approach To Workforce Training Using A Mobile Game Platform

- May 9, 2018
Joining the CBT News stage at Digital Dealer 24 is Sam Caucci, CEO, and Founder at 1Huddle, who spoke with us about a new and interactive way employees can stay up to date...
Featured Headlines
Commerce Exchange

Automotive Commerce Exchange Network Where New Solutions Are Developed – FORTELLIS

- May 2, 2018
In a recent interview with Leigh Ann Conver of Fortellis from the CBT Automotive Network booth at Digital Dealer 24, we learn more on how the automotive industry has a new...
Daily Automotive News Auto News
Don Hall

Don Hall: “If you aren’t expanding, I don’t know how you will make it.”

- April 30, 2018
At Digital Dealer 24 this year in Orlando, Florida, Don Hall, the President and CEO of the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association, spoke with CBT News’s Jim Fitzpatrick. They covered topics...
Featured Headlines
Dan Waldschmidt

“Take A Step Back, Create A Plan, Become an Industry Disruptor”- Dan Waldschmidt

- April 27, 2018
Have you ever heard of the saying; your attitude will determine your altitude? In the car business we know one thing for sure, if your leaders are suffering from a...
Management & Leadership Auto News
Dealership

It’s Time to Rethink How Your Dealership Can Evolve – Lior Arussy, Stativity Group

- April 26, 2018
There is a lot of talk among the automotive retail industry when it comes to the future of franchised dealers. Many experts are predicting a complete transformation within the industry...
Featured Headlines

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